its INDEPENDENCE day!!

FACTS TO MAKE EVERY Indian PROUD




Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?
A. Rajiv Gupta


Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm


Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia

Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli

Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika




Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America , even faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.


Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA .
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India .
14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .
15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


Quotes about India .
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.




India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India .
French scholar Romain Rolland.

India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih
(former Chinese ambassador to USA )


ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS.
BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an evershining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.
I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA .

Happy Independence Day


Jai Hind!

courtesy : Email from Sunil and Priya

as i said, knowledge is at its BEST when it is shared!!

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Despite the widespread speculation that Tweety was female, he is and has always been a male character, something that he often has confirmed in The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries. On the other hand, his species is ambiguous; although originally and often portrayed as a young canary, he is also frequently called a rare and valuable "Tweetybird" as a plot device, and once called "The only living specimen". Also, the title song , suggests that it is a Canary. His shape more closely suggests that of a baby bird, which in fact is what he was during his early appearances. The yellow feathers were added but otherwise he retained the baby-bird shape.

Tweety is, for the most part, a good-natured character happily spending life in his cage or a nest. However, when a cat or other adversary threatens him, he can become downright malicious and devious, even kicking his enemy when he's down. In many of Tweety's appearances the bird is shown accompanying his owner, Granny.

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Batchmates

we were 17 of us.. lot more initially, scrutinized to 17 eventually.. we were called direct juniors, first years, kiddos, when we stepped into college every other day by our very sweet, but strict seniors.. lot of drill, punishment, disappointment, exertion, strain, dance,song, competition, scolding, support, but life was still good, because we had US.. then ,we were immediate seniors and immediate juniors, the first time we were being called ma'am.. lot of young ppl joining the crowd, the more they were young, the more the trouble we had.. this year was mere achievement!! rocking time!! later was when we became direct seniors.. lot of kiddos joining the same crowd.. to train them, execute and accomplish the plan, prove to be the best, woah!! achievement continued.. good for us!! oh no.. farewell party! sad departing.. gloomy faces.. gosh!! BATCHMATES!! the best ever feel.. there's nothing more special and sweet like dear old batchmates.. those mokkais, laughs, cries, aversion, fight, cuddling, but, it was always amongst US, the batchmates.. this post is especially for u guys who made my college life astounding!! i still remember every minute we spent together, in the parade ground, in the canteen , in the staircase, near the library, in the unit, in the camps, over the phone and so on.. a true fact, i'm missing u all terribly!! i felt completely lost when i didn't have any shadows around me to protect me, save me.. i believe we should get used to it.. but i guess, there's not only one thing that doesn't fade, its not only memories, its LOVE for each other.. still love all u guys... awesome time we had.. no matter which part of the world u r all in, u r all in my heart!! :)

NCC

NCC, National Cadet corps, is the largest ever uniformed youth organization in the country. NCC is available for both school as well as college students. it was initially formed to overcome the shortage in Indian Army and to use the trained student force in times of emergency. NCC has three wings, Army, Air and the Naval Wing. NCC is not merely sweating out in the parade ground, it is more of physical and mental fitness, endurance, overall grooming of the entire being. Many consider NCC as a gateway to the Armed forces. it is true, but that's not the only option, many leaders in the society were a part of this esteemed organization in their school/college life. it helps you to figure out whom you are, teaches you different stuffs which is important for you in life. You can prove whom you are to yourself than to the world. it changes your life, in a positive way. it is full of stress, strain, hardwork, FUN, it is always the way you take it. you can achieve a lot being a part of NCC.

You can take my life for instance,
i started my NCC life in college as a cadet, i thought NCC was too tough, yes it was, but it wasn't hard for what i was getting. Self satisfaction, self realization, self confidence... too self-centered you think?? It didn't stop with that!! i got opportunities to represent my college, group, state, you wont believe, the country as well. YES!! very true, i represented the country to Singapore for an exchange programme, to call yourself a youth ambassador was a WOW feeling!! This pic here shows us with the president of S'pore. that's not all!! The other pics were taken in different occasions, one taken during republic day parade, one more whist repelling down the wall.. all these taught how to lead a life, how to be ambitious, and what is that that you can possibly do to outreach it!!!

Looks are HIGHLY deceptive

Life has always been different for me..
starting from my school life, till what i'm today,
life has taught me a lot of things,
whom to believe, whom not to,
what to talk and what not to,
and lot more..

seriously,
looks are highly deceptive,
i learnt we should never come to a conclusion that whatever happens around us is good, it might be BAD, sometimes Very bad, you never know, so, keep your eyes open and check out for the best possibility which is soothing and comforting for u rather than hoping off to some stupid decision taken for the heck of it!! it might hit you back like a hurricane.. its better to be careful!!
but when you take a decision, take it in such a way that you DONT regret later.. not too much of advice, its my own experience..

Sweetu

SHE SAYS...

Something special for u from the bottom of my heart:

When I say you're my life,
I mean i wanna be your wife
I want you to be happy ever,
and sad never,
I love calling you sweetu,
and i love being cuddled too..
I didn't know I could write poems about us together,
my love,
but, I believe I can scale mount Everest to be lesser,
when compared to our love on each other..

Love U sooo much!!

HE SAYS...

Something special for u from the bottom of my heart:

When I say you're my life,
I mean i want u to be my wife
I want you to be happy ever,
and sad never,
I love calling YOU anything,
and i love being everything to YOU..
I didn't know I could write poems about us together,
my love,
but, I believe I can scale Mount Everest to be lesser,
when compared to our love on each other..

Love you too honey..